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Encyclopedia Britannica - Main :: BEC-BER |
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BEETLE (O. Eng. bityl; connected with " bite ") , a name commonly applied to those insects
black
Coleoptera
to different orders of Insecta. The adjective " beetle -browed," and similarly " beetling " (of a cliff), are derived from the name of the insect
beat ") comes " beetle " in the sense of a mallet, and the " beetling-machine ," which subjects fabrics to a hammering process.End of Article: BEETLE (O. Eng. bityl; connected with " bite ") If you wish, you can link directly to this article.
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